Japanese forces advanced into southern French Indochina on July 28, 1941.
  • Document 1 is issue No. 180 of Shashin Shuho, which was published on August 6, 1941. This issue covers the “reinforced troop deployment” of army and navy units in French Indochina, and features pictures of life in southern French Indochina (see the second and third images).
  • Document 2 is issue No. 181 of Shashin Shuho, which was published on August 13, 1941. This issue features a photograph of Japanese soldiers entering Saigon by bicycle in the magazine’s “first report on reinforcements deployed to French Indochina” (see the third image).


Document 1 : A06031077500　Shashin Shuho (Weekly Photographical Journal) No. 180

Document 2 : A06031077600　Shashin Shuho (Weekly Photographical Journal) No. 181



For additional documents and commentary about the Japanese Army’s advance into southern French Indochina, see the following website. (Note: Only part of this exhibition is available in English. The following link is in Japanese.)


*Special Internet exhibition The US-Japan War Talks as seen in official documents: Detailed Chronology

Japanese forces advanced into southern French Indochina on July 28, 1941.

http://www.jacar.go.jp/nichibei/popup/19410728a.html



Japan Center for Asian Historical Records, National Archives of Japan